Moriarty
/ˈmɔːɹiɑː(ɹ)ti/ noun C2- An archenemy or nemesis, especially a highly intelligent one.
Plural Moriartys
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But in calling Moriarty a criminal you are uttering libel in the eyes of the law—and there lie the glory and the wonder of it!
“The other being, I presume, Professor Moriarty.”
Even if I accepted the compliment for myself I could hardly name any volume which would be less likely to lie at the elbow of one of Moriarty’s associates.
Number one hundred and twenty-seven is ‘Government’; which at least makes sense, though somewhat irrelevant to ourselves and Professor Moriarty.
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